Bug 410512

Summary: No way to stop LD-panel from changing colors with different wallpaper
Product: [Unmaintained] lattedock Reporter: PK <pieterkristensen>
Component: plasmoidAssignee: Michail Vourlakos <mvourlakos>
Status: RESOLVED INTENTIONAL    
Severity: normal    
Priority: NOR    
Version First Reported In: 0.9.0   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: Debian testing   
OS: Linux   
Latest Commit: Version Fixed/Implemented In:
Sentry Crash Report:
Attachments: Desktop image that makes LD panel opaque

Description PK 2019-08-02 09:38:59 UTC 
SUMMARY
When I take another desktop background the color of the LD-panel changes. E.g. it becomes 100% opaque. I can find no way to disable this functionality

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. change destop background image


OBSERVED RESULT
With some images the LD-panel becomes darker even 100% opaque. Choosing the "plasma theme" in the Advanced settings - Appearence - color won't prevent LD to act this way. I can find no way to stop this behaviour.


EXPECTED RESULT
When using the "plasma theme" not adapt to desktop background


SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS

Linux/KDE Plasma: 
(available in About System) 
KDE Plasma Version: 5.14.3
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.54.0
Qt Version: 5.11.3

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Comment 1 Michail Vourlakos 2019-08-02 10:31:10 UTC 
For these backgrounds Latte discovers that the left edge is busy, meaning that full transparent panel background won't produce good results. That state is called Busy Opacity state, to set its value just adjust the Busy Opacity in Background section
Comment 2 Michail Vourlakos 2019-08-02 10:31:15 UTC 
For these backgrounds Latte discovers that the left edge is busy, meaning that full transparent panel background won't produce good results. That state is called Busy Opacity state, to set its value just adjust the Busy Opacity in Background section
Comment 3 PK 2019-08-02 11:42:47 UTC 
Created attachment 121898 [details]
Desktop image that makes LD panel opaque

Thank you for your answer. I think I understand what you mean. But if
- if you made the image I attache as your desktop background,
- does the LD panel become 100% opaque too?
If that is the way LD is supposed to do it's ok. But I don't understand why...
Comment 4 PK 2019-08-02 11:57:56 UTC 
Oh I'm so sorry Michail! I messed up.
Plasma was set to "scale" the desktop images (and NOT scale and crop). I wasn't aware of that. And this image leaves black borders on this monitor because it is not 16:9.
My mistake!